GAK/weak crypto rationale?
Andrew Loewenstern
andrew_loewenstern at il.us.swissbank.com
Wed Sep 13 09:32:16 PDT 1995
Brain Davis writes:
[...snip...]
> Particularly effective were the court-approved video and audio
> tapes of the Speaker taking a bribe in exchange for certain action
> on legislation
[...snip...]
> Wiretaps, hidden microphones, and hidden cameras put corrupt
> politicians (I know - redundant) out of business.
Encryption does little to protect you from hidden cameras and microphones (or
informants!). If you already know your target then you can probably get
around encryption (sure it's not as simple as a wiretap, but hey, nobody said
it had to be easy). Encryption prevents 'fishing expeditions' and
unauthorized monitoring; this is what the LEAs don't want to admit.
andrew
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